New Dean Koontz novel 'Innocence' debuts on best-sellers list this week

Today is Sunday, so that means that it’s time for my weekly breakdown of this week’s Publishers Weekly Best-Sellers Lists. According to those lists, there is only one new book at the top of the four major best-sellers lists this week.

"Sycamore Row" by John Grisham replaced "Command Authority" by Tom Clancy and Mark Greaney as the No. 1 book on the hardcover fiction best-sellers list.

"Things That Matter" by Charles Krauthammer remained the top book on the hardcover nonfiction best-sellers list for the second week in a row.

"Miss Kay's Duck Commander Kitchen" by Kay Robertson remained the top book on the trade paperbacks best-sellers list for the second straight week.

"Notorious Nineteen" by Janet Evanovich remained the top book on the mass market paperback best-sellers list for the fourth week in a row.

There were two books on this week’s hardcover fiction best-sellers list that weren’t on that list last week. They (and their places on the list) included "Innocence" by Dean Koontz (8) and "And the Mountains Echoed" by Khaled Hosseini (15).

There were no new books on this week’s hardcover nonfiction best-sellers list. It was the same 15 books, just in a slightly different order.

There was only one new book on this week’s mass market paperbacks best-sellers list that wasn’t on the list last week - "Unintended Consequences" by Stuart Woods, which was No. 9 on the list.

There were three books on this week’s trade paperbacks best-sellers list that weren’t on the list last week. They included "Lone Survivor" by Marcus Luttrell (7), "Dog Shaming" by Pascale Lemire (12) and "A Bend in the Road" by Nicholas Sparks (15).

As a reminder, I’m posting these lists each Sunday because they, as a whole, represent a great, contemporary recommended reading list. These lists are initially released each week on Thursday, and if you’re interested in reading them then, visit Publishers Weekly’s Web site at www.publishersweekly.com. Below you’ll find all four of this week’s best-seller lists.

HARDCOVER FICTION

1. "Sycamore Row" by John Grisham

2. "Command Authority" by Tom Clancy and Mark Greaney

3. "Cross My Heart" by James Patterson

4. "The First Phone Call fron Heaven" by Mitch Albom

5. "Doctor Sleep" by Stephen King

6. "Takedown Twenty" by Janet Evanovich

7. "The Goldfinch" by Donna Tartt

8. "Innocence" by Dean Koontz

9. "The Gods of Guilt" by Michael Connelly

10. "The Longest Ride" by Nicholas Sparks

11. "King and Maxwell" by David Baldacci

12. "Inferno" by Dan Brown

13. "Dust" by Patricia Cornwell

14. "S'' by J.J. Abrams and Doug Dorst

15. "And the Mountains Echoed" by Khaled Hosseini

HARDCOVER NONFICTION

1. "Things That Matter" by Charles Krauthammer

2. "Killing Jesus" by Bill O'Reilly, Martin Dugard

3. "Guinness World Records 2014" by Guinness World Records

4. "George Washington's Secret Six" by Brian Kilmeade

5. "Miracles and Massacres" by Glenn Beck

6. "David and Goliath" by Malcolm Gladwell

7. "The Pioneer Woman Cooks" by Ree Drummond

8. "The Bully Pulpit" by Doris Kearns Goodwin

9. "Si-Cology 1" by Si Robertson

10. "I Am Malala" by Malala Yousafzai

11. "Let Me Off at the Top!" by Ron Burgandy

12. "Humans of New York" by Brandon Stanton

13. "The Duck Commander Devotional" by Alan Robertson

14. "The Daniel Plan" by Rick Warren

15. "Happy, Happy, Happy" by Phil Robertson

MASS MARKET PAPERBACKS

1. "Notorious Nineteen" by Janet Evanovich

2. "Threat Vector" by Tom Clancy

3. "A Dance with Dragons" by George R.R. Martin

4. "Sinister" by Lisa Jackson

5. "The Racketeer" by John Grisham

6. "Butchery of the Mountain Man" by William W. Johnstone

7. "The Gift of Christmas" by Debbie Macomber

8. "Poseidon's Arrow" by Clive Cussler and Dirk Cussler

9. "Unintended Consequences" by Stuart Woods

10. "Shadow Woman" by Linda Howard

11. "Private: Number 1 Suspect" by James Patterson, Maxine Paetro

12. "Hunting Eve" by Iris Johansen

13. "Touch & Go" by Lisa Gardner

14. "The Mackade Brothers" by Nora Roberts

15. "Twilight" by Sherryl Woods

TRADE PAPERBACKS

1. "Miss Kay's Duck Commander Kitchen" by Kay Robertson

2. "Hyperbole and a Half" by Allie Brosh

3. "Dark Witch" by Nora Roberts

4. "World Almanac and Book of Facts 2014" by Sarah Janssen

5. "The Storyteller" by Jodi Picoult

6. "Dear Life" by Alice Munroe

7. "Lone Survivor" by Marcus Luttrell

8. "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline

9. "The Christmas Wedding" by James Patterson and Richard DiLallo

10. "Four Blood Moons" by John Hagee

11. "The Chew" by Mario Batali

12. "Dog Shaming" by Pascale Lemire

13. "Unlikely Loves" by Jennifer S. Holland

14. "Quiet" by Susan Cain

15. "A Bend in the Road" by Nicholas Sparks

In the end, let me know if you’ve had a chance to read any of these books. What did you think about them? Which would you recommend? Let us know in the comments section below.